The Lubetkin Legacy
  • Published: 5 May 2016
  • ISBN: 9780141932491
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 368

The Lubetkin Legacy

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Hilarious new novel from the bestselling author of A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian

North London in the twenty-first century: a place where a son will swiftly adopt an old lady and take her home from hospital to impersonate his dear departed mother, rather than lose the council flat.

A time of golden job opportunities, though you might have to dress up as a coffee bean or work as an intern at an undertaker or put up with champagne and posh French dinners while your boss hits on you.

A place rich in language - whether it's Romanian, Ukrainian, Russian, Swahili or buxom housing officers talking managementese.

A place where husbands go absent without leave and councillors sacrifice cherry orchards at the altar of new builds.
  • Published: 5 May 2016
  • ISBN: 9780141932491
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 368
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About the author

Marina Lewycka

Marina Lewycka's novel A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian was long-listed for the 2005 Man Booker Prize and short-listed for the 2005 Orange Prize for Fiction. Subsequent novels include Various Pets Alive and Dead; Two Caravans; We Are All Made of Glue and The Lubetkin Legacy.

Also by Marina Lewycka

The Good, the Bad and the Little Bit Stupid
A Shorter History of Tractors in Ukrainian with Handcuffs
Various Pets Alive And Dead
We Are All Made of Glue
Two Caravans
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
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Praise for The Lubetkin Legacy

Lively . . . a joy to read

The Times

Insightful, witty and engaging, painting a picture of modern Britain that will be at once recognizable and enlightening

Stylist ‘Book Wars’

Entertaining and timely

Evening Standard

Laugh-out-loud . . . [an] appealing, entertaining social comedy

Daily Express

Warmth, kindness and inclusivity lie at the core of all Lewycka's books, and are the keys to her popularity. [In The Lubetkin Legacy] she offers a heartfelt message about the vital importance of tolerance and community

Sunday Times

Hilarious . . . strong characters, lively pace and general feelgood tone . . . Don't leave it too long before treating yourself to this satisfying, easy read

My Weekly

Loved it to bits - it's so big-hearted, filled with such great characters and such cracking jokes, and, underneath it all, so very angry about the state of Britain today.

Deborah Moggach

If I could write something a tenth as funny as this I would die happy

Emma Beddington, author of We’ll Always Have Paris